University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Sound and Hearing - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 537: Q16.4

Answer

A bugle plays the fundamental note and its harmonics.

Work Step by Step

A bugle plays the fundamental note and its harmonics. Pitch control is achieved by changing the bugler's “embouchure”. The bugle is limited to notes that are a fundamental frequency, or multiples of it.
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